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  • 1965
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    Roy Orbison Live in 1965: The Monument Concert

    Roy Orbison Live in 1965: The Monument Concert

    9.00 1965 HD

    Filmed in black and white at the Theater Singer in Laren, The Netherlands on March 25th, 1965, this short concert features the Big O performing hits...

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  • 2007
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    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    8.00 2007 HD

    Crime writer Ian Rankin investigates The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's nightmare in September 1885,...

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  • 1971
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    BBC In Concert: Neil Diamond

    BBC In Concert: Neil Diamond

    7.00 1971 HD

    Songsmith Neil Diamond performs live with strings and horns laid on by the BBC, including hits such as Sweet Caroline, Solitary Man, Cracklin' Rosie...

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  • 2016
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    Goya Exposed with Jake Chapman

    Goya Exposed with Jake Chapman

    1 2016 HD

    Jake Chapman explores why Goya's The Disasters of War etchings are so central to his own art and explains why, for him, there is a fundamental...

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  • 2009
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    The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

    The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

    7.00 2009 HD

    On September 15th 2008, the day of the the collapse of Lehmans, the worst financial news since 1929, Damien Hirst sold over £60 million of his...

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  • 2010
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    Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

    Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

    1 2010 HD

    Dennis Wilson was the drummer in the Beach Boys. And he was the real Beach Boy. In a band of geeks who sang about surfing, cars and girls, Dennis was...

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  • 2014
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    More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On

    More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On

    1 2014 HD

    More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On features previously banned songs by the BBC including "Lola" by the Kinks, "Jackie" by Scott Walker...

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  • 2014
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    Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock

    Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock

    7.50 2014 HD

    The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances. It includes such signature songs as Purple Haze, Voodoo...

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  • 2005
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    The Gunpowder Plot

    The Gunpowder Plot

    1 2005 HD

    A BBC Timewatch documentary examining history's first major attempted terrorist attack. His attempt to blow up Parliament has seen Guy Fawkes go down...

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  • 2013
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    Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

    Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

    5.70 2013 HD

    Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance, the first-ever documentary portrait of one of the greatest musicians and songwriters of our time. Assured of...

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  • 1971
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    James Taylor in Concert - BBC Studios

    James Taylor in Concert - BBC Studios

    7.20 1971 HD

    Music concert from 1971 featuring American singer-songwriter James Taylor, with a special guest appearance by Carole King.

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  • 2012
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    Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

    Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

    1 2012 HD

    From the MG Midget, much loved by American GIs, through to the more affordable Austin Healey 'frog-eye' Sprite and the E-Type Jaguar, seen by many as...

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  • 2013
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    Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    1 2013 HD

    The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s,...

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  • 2016
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    Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

    Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

    1 2016 HD

    Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary. He comes...

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  • 2011
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    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    1 2011 HD

    Melvyn Bragg travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.

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  • 2016
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    Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match

    Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match

    7.00 2016 HD

    An examination of the sordid machinations involved in becoming president of the United States. Rich Hall looks back at some of the dirtiest and...

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  • 2019
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    Rich Hall's Red Menace

    Rich Hall's Red Menace

    1 2019 HD

    2019 marks the 30th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Rich Hall examines the relationship between the West and the...

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  • 2007
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    Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story

    Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story

    7.00 2007 HD

    Barry White gave the world some of its most joyous music, and that voice mesmerised women everywhere, but his death was isolated and painful....

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  • 2011
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    The Secret Life of Waves

    The Secret Life of Waves

    1 2011 HD

    Documentary-maker David Malone delves into the secrets of ocean waves. In an elegant and original film, he finds that waves are not made of water,...

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  • 2018
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    Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes

    Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes

    1 2018 HD

    The programme shows Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie's fascination with music from an early age, listening to the sounds of Elvis and Aretha Franklin...

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